Interferometric Crosstalk Reduction by Phase Scrambling

Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, Eduward Tangdiongga, René Jonker, Huig de Waardt

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Abstract

Interferometric crosstalk, arising from the detection of undesired signals at the same nominal wavelength, may introduce large power penalties and bit-error rate (BER) floor significantly restricting the scalability of optical networks, In this paper, interferometric crosstalk reduction in optical wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) networks by phase scrambling is theoretically and experimentally investigated. Enhancement of 7- and 5-dB tolerance toward crosstalk is measured in a 2.5-Gb/s transmission link of 100 km and 200 km of SSMF, respectively. This result proves the feasibility of optical networking in the local area network/metropolitan area network (LAN/MAN) domain while tolerating the relatively high crosstalk levels of present integrated optical switching and cross-connect technology. Experiment is in good agreement with theory. Recommendations on the use of phase scrambling to reduce crosstalk in WDM systems are given.
Original languageEnglish
JournalIEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume18
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)637-646
ISSN0733-8724
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2000
Externally publishedYes

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